Lessons and Teachers 2.0

Afternoon Tuesday On the television news: 66 deaths in a fire in Turkey, 1500 rioters pardoned in Washington And here, in the Oncology Day Ward Waiting room The fish swim their laps While we quiet ones, Carry on quiet conversations, Waiting for our names to be called: Lessons and Teachers 2.0 No needles and cannulas today, Just preliminaries And a pen to sign the consent form (I've fewer fingers than the consent forms I've signed here; My file thick with them) Morning Wednesday And back to chemotherapy. Blue treatment chair Greets me. Hello again. Hello. And so begin the conversations. Some don't talk, Others don't stop - And both speak volumes.